"Conventional Wisdom Holds That the Development of Separate Species Happens

question 10

Multiple Choice

"Conventional wisdom holds that the development of separate species happens quickly,most often when populations become separated by a geographical barrier." This is called ________ speciation."Even if these groups meet again and manage to mate before diverging too far from one another,their offspring will be unfit and die out." This is described as hybrid ________.

• A)sympatric;viability
• B)allopatric;fertility
• C)sympatric;breakdown
• D)allopatric;breakdown

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in psychology where previously extinguished responses reappear after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Superstitiously

In a manner that is based on or shows a belief in superstitions, which are beliefs or practices resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned stimulus to evoke similar responses after the response has been conditioned.

Instinctive Drift

During operant learning, the tendency for an organism to revert to instinctive behavior.